bows

Every little girl needs an assortment of bows, right? And a place to keep them. 

I got crafty oh, a month ago, and used an idea I had seen on Pinterest to create this sweet bow holder:

It's pretty and pink and is just waiting on its sweet owner to see it!

Baby girl needs some bows, don't you think? Off to Etsy, I go...

Tutorial

in the kitchen

Since someone I have to help this baby girl grow, I've been inspired to try a lot of new recipes lately! Or, well, inspired to ask Bob to try a lot of new recipes lately. Hey, a girl's tired at the end of the day!

In the interest of full disclosure, this is how the conversation in my house goes during dinner time these days:

Val: Did you like that recipe? Should we keep it?
Bob: Yum! Yes!
Val: Guess where I found it? You'll never guess...
Together: PINTEREST!

Because apparently the only things I bake, sew, cook or make these days are found on Pinterest. Am I getting predictable?

Ok, back to the point of the post. Here's a few good things that have come out of my kitchen lately...

I can't be bothered to blog take actual pictures of my food these days - sorry, Bob, I know that's why you bought me that expensive camera! - so I'll just have to borrow some off the good old Internet.

Chicken Broccoli Bake - made with a homemade version of canned cream of whatever soup. Yum.

Spicy Chicken and Pepper Jack Pizza - made on Publix pizza dough, of course

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Slow Cooker French Dip sandwiches

And...my personal favorite...

Cream Cheese Rippled Pumpkin Bread - amazing!

crayon monogram

I'm a little behind on the blogging but a few weeks ago, I felt kind of crafty and wanted to make something. Now, I know my limitations, and craftiness just isn't really me, but I saw this cute idea on Pinterest and decided that my sweet friend Kim, a first-grade teacher, just had to have it for her room. Thankfully, I got my act together and she received it in the mail just around the time school started.

It was such an easy, fun project. I bought crayons that were on a back-to-school sale and used cardstock as the background. I used a shadowbox to frame it b/c I thought it would protect it from little hands.

I printed the outline of a "J" on the cardstock, then used an X-acto knife to cut my crayons to the desired size. I didn't bother sanding the edges - the X-acto knife provided a clean enough edge for me. Then, glued them to the paper and ta-da! Easy as pie. 

 

 

all i want to do is bake, bake, bake

Thanks to Pinterest, all I want to do is bake right now! Really, I need to thank my friend Whitney for all her delicious pinnings, but I'm afraid my waistline won't be thankful in a few weeks!

Peanut butter? Brownies? Yes, please.

Peanut Butter Cup Brownies Courtesy

S'more Cookies. Um, yum. Courtesy

Banana Pudding Pie Courtesy

And this just looks like a heart attack. But I wouldn't turn down a helping!

Ultimate Chocolate Chip Cookie 'n Oreo Fudge Brownie Bar Courtesy

And, OMG, Petit Fours! I saw them on a blog I read and now I. Must. Eat. Them. Not that I'd be able to bake these though! I'm going to have to hit up a bakery one day soon. Lunch buddies, any takers? ;)

Look at the pretties! Martha Stewart, of course.

Are y'all hungry now?
Thought so.
You're welcome.

what i'm pinning

Thanks to Shannon, I am obsessed in love with  having a lot of fun on Pinterest these days!

Here's what I'm loving...

For the home...

Made from a window pane and scrapbook/wall paper! Courtesy

...for Baby's room...

Love this soft, sweet color palette. Courtesy

And this bolder one... Courtesy

...and, most importantly, for my ever-expanding tummy...

Jalapeno Popper Dip. I think I died a little when I saw this...and added it to my list of cravings. Courtesy

Followed by some sweetness. Easy Cookies and Cream Cake. Courtesy

I'm linking up to The Vintage Apple's bloghop today (thanks for the idea, Mols!) - follow me on Pinterest here!